After watching the sun get covered up, you could watch a dancer taking it all off, especially in the South.

After watching the sun get covered up, you could watch a dancer taking it all off, especially in the South.

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Very similar to the strip club map.

Very similar to the strip club map.

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You want to be looking your best when totality hits.

You want to be looking your best when totality hits.

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The Forrest Gump run overlay.

The Forrest Gump run overlay.

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The South Carolina Emergency Management Division reminds you to be on the alert for Lizardmen during the eclipse. Because they come out in the dark?

The South Carolina Emergency Management Division reminds you to be on the alert for Lizardmen during the eclipse. Because they come out in the dark?

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But please refrain from pagan rituals.

But please refrain from pagan rituals.

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Don't start your hike in Maine, Proclaimers.

Don't start your hike in Maine, Proclaimers.

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Drive to the eclipse in an Eclipse.

Drive to the eclipse in an Eclipse.

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The race to create the most ridiculous eclipse map is on

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By now, most of us have seen the map of the path for the Aug. 21 solar eclipse — that band of totality bisecting the United States from Oregon to South Carolina.

In the mapmaking community, however, one simple map of a super-hyped celestial event is not enough. What of other variables affecting the nation's eclipse-viewing pleasure? The odds of traffic ruining the experience, for example?

We're happy to say there's a map for that. As well as a map of Starbucks shops in the path of totality for those who need a caffeine fix before they don their safety sunglasses. But that's just the beginning.

The eclipse map has triggered a spree of cartography oneupmanship, with each succeeding map vying to goofier than its predecessor. (A complete collection compiled by GIS coordinator Dan Harelb can be found here.)

Video: 5 tips for watching the Total Solar Eclipse

Are you going watch the Total Solar Eclipse this month? well here are 5 tips to know from NASA before you make your plans for the highly talked about event?
#1 Do use special eclipse glasses for viewing, with safety standards
#2 Do NOT use regular sunglasses for viewing, even with dark lenses
#3 Do NOT use glasses or filters if they are scratched or are more than 3 years old
#4 Do know that the eclipse will occur across 14 states in the U.S.
#5 Do know that the eclipse will happen August 21st, and will be the first coast to coast total eclipse in 99 years

Media: San Francisco Chronicle

Even NASA picked up the gauntlet. Joshua Stevens, data visualization analyst and cartographer for NASA's Earth Observatory, overlaid the eclipse map with Bigfoot sightings to produce the "Best spots to see the eclipse and Bigfoot ... at the same time."

It was all downhill after that, with aliens, waffle houses, cemeteries and even (shudder) Forrest Gump.